Beechwood Farm Conservation Area
Beechwood Farm Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Beechwood Farm Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Polpis, as well as near Quaise.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nantucket Life-Saving Museum and Abnecotants Island.
Nantucket Life-Saving Museum
Museum
The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum of Nantucket, Massachusetts is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the Nantucket coast and in Nantucket Sound.
Abnecotants Island
Island
Abnecotants Island is a very small island in the middle of Squam Swamp in northeastern portion of the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts.
Sankaty Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sankaty Head Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket island. It was built in 1850, was automated in 1965, and is still in operation. It is located at the easternmost point of the island, in the village of Siasconset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siasconset and Polpis.
Siasconset
Village
Siasconset is a census-designated place at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States, with an elevation of 52 feet. As of the 2020 census, Siasconset had a population of 505.
Polpis
Hamlet
Polpis is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 7 feet. The different spellings of its name led the Board on Geographic Names to designate its official spelling in 1900. The community lies 3.5 miles northwest of Siasconset.
Shawkemo
Hamlet
Shawkemo is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name Shawkemo is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". Shawkemo lies 4 miles west-northwest of Siasconset.
Beechwood Farm Conservation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2883° or 41° 17′ 18″ northLongitude
-70.0106° or 70° 0′ 38″ westOpen location code
87HF7XQQ+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1207223667OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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